Cock-a-leekie Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (2 1/2-3 lb) whole chickens
• 2 1/2 quarts chicken broth
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped (including top)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 2/3 cup barley
• 6 large leeks
• 1 large potato, peeled and coarsely grated
• 1 cup light cream
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 wash chicken and put in pot without giblets. add broth, carrots, celery, onion, and parsley.
• 2 bring to a boil, reduce hat and simmer, covered, until chicken is very tender.
• 3 remove chicken from broth and let cool; refrigerate broth.
• 4 when chicken is cool enough to handle, remove meat and cut into pieces; discard skin and bones.
• 5 when fat has solidified on broth, remove fat and discard.
• 6 heat broth and add barley to boiling broth. reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.
• 7 trim root ends and dark green stalks from leeks and cut in half lengthwise. wash well, then slice and add to broth with potato; cook until vegetables are tender.
• 8 add chicken and slowly pour in cream.
• 9 heat through but do not boil. salt and pepper to taste.